Siemens Life 300 Owner's manual

Life 700

Life 500

Life 300

User Guide

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Introduction

Dear customer,

Congratulations! You have selected a hearing instrument

from Siemens. This hearing instrument was individually

designed for your hearing impairment and is fitted spe-

cially to your personal hearing profile.

These instructions, together with guidance from your

Hearing Care Professional, will help you understand how

your new hearing instrument works.

If you have any further questions, please contact your

Hearing Care Professional.

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Your Life hearing instrument 6

Intended use 7

General notes on safety 8

Handling batteries 10

Low battery indicator 1 -0

Inserting the battery 1 -1

Removing the battery 1 -2

Inserting and removing your hearing instrument 13

Inserting your hearing instrument 1 -3

Identify a left/right hearing instrument 1 -3

Removing your hearing instrument: 1 -4

Turning your hearing instrument on and off 15

Power-on delay 1 -5

e2e wireless 2.0 16

Maintenance and care 17

Accessories 18

Remote control 1 -8

Tek wireless enhancement 1 -9

Contents

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Troubleshooting tips 20

Technical information 22

Disposal information 24

Your hearing instrument configuration 25

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Your Life hearing instrument

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Life

optional with earhook

(battery type: 312)

Features:

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LifeTube

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LifeTip

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LifeTip adapter

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Battery compartment

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Microphone openings

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Microphone cover

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CAUTION

Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.

Always wear the LifeTube with the LifeTip.

X

Make sure that the LifeTip is completely attached to X

the LifeTip adapter.

Change the LifeTube or LifeTip when they are cracked.

X

Put the LifeTube with the LifeTip carefully and not too X

deep into the ear.

Use the LifeTube and LifeTip only in the way described

X

in this user guide.

If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it removed by a

X

medical professional.

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Intended use

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Hearing instruments are intended to improve the hearing

of hearing impaired persons. Diagnosis and prescription

of a hearing instrument must be performed by hearing

health specialists, e.g. ENT doctors, audiologists or acou-

sticians.

Read and follow the instructions of this user guide to

avoid injuries or damage to the hearing instrument.

Symbols:

Be aware of information marked with the warning sym-

bol WARNING, CAUTION or NOTICE!

WARNING points out a situation that could

lead to serious injuries,

CAUTION indicates a situation that could

lead to minor and moderate injuries.

NOTICE

NOTICE indicates possible property

damage.

Advice and tips on how to handle your

hearing instrument better.

Instruction. Indicates that something has

to be done.

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General notes on safety

NOTICE

Your hearing instrument is sensitive to extreme heat,

high humidity, strong magnetic fields (> 0.1T), X-rays

and mechanical stress.

Do not expose your hearing instrument to extreme

X

temperature or high humidity.

Do not leave it in direct sunlight.

X

Do not wear it in the shower or when you apply make- X

up, perfume, aftershave, hairspray or suntan lotion.

Do not wear your hearing instrument when you are

X

exposed to short-waves, a strong magnetic field, a high

frequency field or X-rays.

Do not place your hearing instruments in a microwave

X

oven.

WARNING

Choking hazard posed by small parts.

Keep hearing instruments, batteries and accessories

X

out of children‘s reach.

If swallowed consult a physician or hospital immedi-

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ately.

If infants, small children or mentally disabled persons

X

need to wear hearing instruments ensure adequate su-

pervision.

In some countries restrictions for the usage of wireless

equipment exist.

Refer to local authorities for further information.

X

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General notes on safety

WARNING

Risk in explosive environments, e.g. mining areas!

Don't use your hearing instruments (and remote con-

X

trol) in areas where there is a danger of explosions.

NOTICE for batteries

Leaking batteries damage the instrument.

Remove batteries when the instrument is not in use for

X

a prolonged period of time.

Turn your hearing instrument off when not in use to

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preserve the battery.

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Handling batteries

Remove the tab on your X

batteries only when you

are ready to use them.

The positive (+) side of the batteries is always the

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smooth side.

Always keep spare batteries with you.

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Low battery indicator

Your Hearing Care Professional can activate an acoustic

signal to inform you when the battery is nearly empty.

If you hear an acoustic signal or experience low amplifica-

tion power, replace the battery.

Always use size 312 standard batteries. X

original size

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Handling batteries

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Inserting the battery

Open the battery compartment completely X

using your fingernail as shown in the illus-

tration.

Insert the proper size battery so that

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the "+" symbol on the battery aligns

with the "+" marked on the battery

compartment.

Close the battery compartment by X

gently pressing the bottom of the

door upward with your finger tip.

Do not force the door shut. If it does

not close easily, check to see if the

battery was inserted properly.

When the battery door is completely closed, your hearing

instrument is ready for use.

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Handling batteries

Removing the battery

Open the battery compartment com- X

pletely.

Normally the battery drops out when

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the compartment is completely open. If

the battery does not come out, lightly

tap the instrument or push the battery

out with a pencil as shown.

Do not throw used batteries into household trash. X

Return them to your Hearing Care Professional for

environmentally correct disposal.

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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument

Inserting your hearing instrument

Turn your hearing instrument off. X

Hold the LifeTip / earmold between your thumb and in- X

dex finger and insert it carefully

into the ear canal.

You may find it helpful to pull

your ear slightly upward or to the

back.

Place your hearing instrument

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behind your ear.

Turn your hearing instrument on.

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Identify a left/right hearing instrument

Look for the identification mark in the bat- X

tery compartment to find out, wether your

hearing instrument is intended for your left

or your right ear.

If the identification mark is red, the hearing

instrument is for the right ear.

If the identification mark is blue, the hearing

instrument is for the left ear.

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Inserting and removing your hearing instrument

Removing your hearing instrument:

Hold the LifeTube / earmold bet- X

ween your thumb and index finger

and carefully pull it out.

You may find it helpful to lightly

push your ear from the back.

CAUTION

Risk of injury caused by incorrect use of LifeTip.

If the LifeTip remains in the ear, have it removed by a

X

medical professional.

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Turning your hearing instrument

on and off

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Power-on delay

Your hearing instrument is equipped with a „power-on-de-

lay“ feature which can be activated by your Hearing Care

Professional. This allows you to turn the hearing instru-

ment on with an automatic delay, so that you may insert

the hearing instrument into your ear without experiencing

unpleasant feedback (whistling).

The delay can be programmed by your Hearing Care Pro-

fessional to be 6, 12 or 18 seconds.

You can also use the remote control to turn the hea-

ring instrument on and off.

Turn on:

Fully close the battery compartment to turn X

the hearing instrument on.

Turn off:

Fully open the battery compartment to turn X

the hearing instrument off.

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e2e wireless 2.0

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Your hearing instruments are equipped with e2e (ear-to-

ear) wireless 2.0 technology.

Advantages of the wireless functionality:

Automatically adjusts both hearing instruments simulta- 

neously to different listening situations.

Allows use of accessories, e.g. a remote control.

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Provides synchronization of the settings in the system. If 

you change the volume or program on one hearing in-

strument, the other hearing instrument is automatically

adjusted.

Your Hearing Care Professional can activate or deactivate

the wireless functionality of your hearing instruments.

The performance of e2e wireless 2.0 may be affected

by electromagnetic interference – e.g. from a compu-

ter monitor or halogen lamp system controlled by a

switching power supply.

Move away from the source of interference if you

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experience difficulty.

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Maintenance and care

NOTICE

Do not put the hearing instruments in

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water.

Your hearing instruments are highly sensitive systems.

Proper care and handling will ensure the best possible

performance.

Clean you hearing instruments regularly to prevent da-

mage to the hearing instruments and to avoid health

problems.

Clean your hearing instruments with a soft, dry tissue,

X

when necessary.

If the hearing instruments sound distorted or weak ask

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your Hearing Care Professional to exchange the micro-

phone cover.

Place your hearing instruments in a "dry aid kit" with a

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special moisture-attracting capsule overnight.

Ask your Hearing Care Professional for special care sets

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and further information on how to keep your hearing

instruments in good condition.

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Accessories

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Remote control

The wireless function of your hearing instruments allows

you to use a remote control to change the program and

volume of your hearing instruments.

For further information about the remote control, contact

your Hearing Care Professional or refer to the remote con-

trol user guide.

In the event your hearing instruments can be X

controlled by another person's remote control, re-

turn hearing instruments and remote control to your

Hearing Care Professional.

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Accessories

Tek wireless enhancement

(for Life 700 and Life 500)

Your hearing instruments together with

the Tek Connect remote control will allow

you to connect your hearing instruments

to other technical devices. Via a special

Bluetooth connection it is possible to

receive audio signals from your mobile,

your television or your mp3-player.

For detailed information and instructions

refer to the Tek user guide or ask your Hearing

Care Professional.

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Troubleshooting tips

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Your hearing instruments are extremely reliable devices.

Should a problem occur, it can usually be corrected

quickly. Use these troubleshooting tips to resolve simple

issues.

Problem Possible solution

Sound is weak Replace empty battery.

Clean or exchange LifeTip, LifeTube.

Increase volume (only with remote

control).

Clean or exchange the microphone

cover.

Instrument

emits whistling

sound

Try reinserting the LifeTip until it fits

securely.

Lower volume (only with remote

control)

Clean LifeTip or contact your Hearing

Care Professional

Sound is

distorted

Lower volume (only with remote

control).

Replace battery.

Clean or exchange the microphone

cover.

Instrument

emits signal

tones

Gently close battery compartment

completely.

Replace battery.

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